Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.3° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (29 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)--
Afternoon (29 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
12
1
ESE
12
1
E
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1.4
SSW
5
2.5
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
558
467
439
439
367
361
298
279
224
220
170
167
128
123
88
88
84
87
676
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
30
N
30
N
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
W
30
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:09AM1.67m
4:35PM1.81m
4:49AM1.67m
5:14PM1.80m
Low Tide
10:07PM0.37m
10:16AM0.29m
10:49PM0.35m
10:58AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:43
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
11
10
9
10
9
9
10
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
10
12
12
9
6
Feels °C
9
9
6
7
5
6
5
5
6
7
5
4
4
4
2
6
7
2
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